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... Cord as a Conductor 616 The Spinal Cord as a Collection of Nerve Centres 625 Special Reflex Centres 632 . Automatism 634 CHAPTER XXXV . THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA . PAGE The Medulla CONTENTS . xix.
... Cord as a Conductor 616 The Spinal Cord as a Collection of Nerve Centres 625 Special Reflex Centres 632 . Automatism 634 CHAPTER XXXV . THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA . PAGE The Medulla CONTENTS . xix.
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... cord and brain . In looking for special con- ducting tissue in animals possessing the most simple structure , we find cells which would seem to possess certainly a twofold , and possibly a threefold function , -one of which is ...
... cord and brain . In looking for special con- ducting tissue in animals possessing the most simple structure , we find cells which would seem to possess certainly a twofold , and possibly a threefold function , -one of which is ...
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... , with nuclei in the primitive sheath . The fibres act as lines of communication between ganglion cells : they connect together the numerous cells in the various parts of the brain and spinal cord , or pass. NERVE TISSUE . 47.
... , with nuclei in the primitive sheath . The fibres act as lines of communication between ganglion cells : they connect together the numerous cells in the various parts of the brain and spinal cord , or pass. NERVE TISSUE . 47.
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... cord , or pass between those of the central nervous organs and ganglia distributed throughout the body , which might be called the peripheral nerve organs . The simplest idea , then , of a special nerve apparatus is a fibre connecting ...
... cord , or pass between those of the central nervous organs and ganglia distributed throughout the body , which might be called the peripheral nerve organs . The simplest idea , then , of a special nerve apparatus is a fibre connecting ...
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... cord ) the axis cylinder is naked , and even a single fibril may so pass from one cell to another in the brain matter . In other parts the axis cylinder is generally covered by a thin membrane , called the primitive sheath , or with a ...
... cord ) the axis cylinder is naked , and even a single fibril may so pass from one cell to another in the brain matter . In other parts the axis cylinder is generally covered by a thin membrane , called the primitive sheath , or with a ...
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Page 90 - ... expense of the tissues, or of the food supply intended for the sustenance of those tissues. "So long as the tissues of a higher animal are healthy and well nourished the common forms of septic bacteria cannot thrive in immediate contact with it. They can only exist in the intestines, etc., because they find accumulations of lifeless fluids which offer them a suitable nidus. Active living tissues may be said to have antiseptic power, ie, are able to destroy septic bacteria...